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European Jewellery Technology Network

Objective



The Project's main objectives are to develop synergies among European organizations, industries, research centres, academic organizations active in scientific and technological projects and training activities, involved in the European Jewellery Industry; to improve the exchange of information and knowledge among the different participants; to facilitate technology transfer to the low-tech end-users and accelerate the dissemination and exploitation of results from research activities through a coordinating action. The European Jewellery Industry is considered to be of a relatively low technical level. There is a serious lack of knowledge on specific materials, low awareness of quality in process technologies, and most Countries suffer from a low level of technical training. The majority of the European Jewellery Industry is based on conventional] technologies and not easily open to advanced technologies. This is mostly due to the dimension of production structures in this industry, formed mainly by micro-SMEs, without in-house research facilities and sometimes with a low level of managerial culture. Some European Jewellery industries - the largest ones and the most advanced and innovative SMEs - carry on their in-house research and training; and some Research Centres and Universities are working on materials (precious metals) and technologies. The European Jewellery Industry needs to be updated on the research projects closed and in progress and to be brought to a better and higher-level of technology through technology transfer from other industries. Dissemination of results deriving from these activities and training on latest technologies must be promoted and improved as well. The technologies developed will be transferred to both the industry and SMEs by the Network partners whose function is to support local industry, such as CNR in Italy, CETEHOR in France, UCE in the UK, FEM in Germany and TNO in the Netherlands. The universities involved would profit from this exchange of information and use it in their educational functions. Most partners of this Network are active in research: through contacts developed in EU research projects, they have had the opportunity to exchange views, compare research and technical level of their own Countries. The belief in the validity and need of a European Jewellery Technology Network is such that the partners have agreed to create an EEIG, European Economic Interest Grouping, to expand and validate the existing in the frame of a true European spirit. To reach these objectives, there will be several approaches and activities: -State of the Art review and market. -Evaluation of training and courses suited for industry and SMEs needs, through confrontation with operators and experts. Definition of curriculum, level, duration and costs of these training and courses to be organized at European level on design, materials, production technology, craftsmanship and management for the jewellery industry. Proposal to fill the gaps in the education, training and implementation field. -Evaluation of possibilities to transfer and apply technologies from related industries, for instance microelectronics, precisiontechnology and dental industry. -Technology transfer and implementation of new techniques by suppliers of equipment and consumable, R.C.'s./Universities,consultants and media. -Setting up a priority list of promising new technologies and methods to adapt them to jewellery industry.

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Coordinator

European Jewellery Technology Network
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31,Rue Washington
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium

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